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She is the best of the modern chroniclers of these mediaeval wars . . . beautifully written, politically astute and full of insight into the moments when great history meets fragile human hearts.
She is the best of the modern chroniclers of these mediaeval wars . . . beautifully written, politically astute and full of insight into the moments when great history meets fragile human hearts.
Fine, taut writing . . . packs an emotional punch.
A gripping read full of historical detail
Praise for Succession:
Lively . . . Michael paints the Middle Ages in spare and elegant prose
Livi Michael invests intimate and poignant humanity into the personal tragedies of an era wrought with conflict and terror
Has the colour and power of the best of the chronicles
Portrayed beautifully, honestly
Livi Michael has published six novels for adults: Rebellion and Succession, the other two novels in her Wars of the Roses trilogy; Under a Thin Moon which won the Arthur Welton award in 1992; Their Angel Reach which won the Faber prize in 1995; All the Dark Air (1997) which was shortlisted for the Mind Award; and Inheritance, which won a Society of Authors award. Livi has two sons and lives in Greater Manchester. She teaches creative writing at the Manchester Metropolitan University and has been a senior lecturer in creative writing at Sheffield Hallam University.